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Flight, March 8, 1923 lit AIRCRAFTBNGINEEfL - First Aero Weekly in the World. Founder and Editor : STANLEY SPOONER A Journal devoted to the Interests, Practice, and Progress of Aerial Locomotion and Transport OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ROYAL AERO CLUB OF THE UNITED KINGDOM No. 741. (No. 10, Vol. XV.) MARCH 8, 1923 TWeekly, Price 6d.L Post free, 7d. The Aircraft Engineer and Airships Editorial Offices: 36, GREAT QUEEN.STREET, KINGSWAY, W.C. 2 Telegrams : Truditur, Westcent, London. Telephone : Gerrard 1828 Annual Subscription Rates, Post Free :United Kingdom .. 30s. id. Abroad .. .. 33s. Od.* Thest rates are subject to any alteration found necessary under abnormalconditions and to increases in postage rates • European subscriptions must be remitted in British currency CONTENTS • Editorial Comment • PAGE The Million Pound Scheme .. 129 What of Seaplane Schools? .. .. .. 130 French Ail-Metal Machines 131 Rolls-Royce "Eagle IX" Aero Engine 132 London-Continental Services .. .. .. 133 Report on Aerodrome Facilities of London .. .. .. .. 134 Gliding, Soaring and Air-Sailing 135 Papers at the Royal Aeronautical Society .. .. .. .. 136 London Terminal Aerodrome .. ., .. .. .. .. 137 A?ro Golfing Society .. .. .. .. 138 Royal Air Force . .. 139 R.A.F. Intelligence 139 In Parliament .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 139 Cellon " Cerric" Products .. .. .. .. .... .. 140 Society of Model Aeronautical Engineers.. .. .. .. .. 140 Har. 15 Mar. 15 DIARY OF FORTHCOMING EVENTS Club Secretaries and others desirous of announcing the dates of important fixtures are invited to send particulars for inclusion in the following list : Entries close for Dutch Height Indicator Com- petition. Lecture, " The Control of Aeroplanes at Slow Speeds," by Professor B. Melvill Jones, before R.Ae.S. Entries close for Gordon Bennett Balloon Race Lecture, " Some Controversial Points in Aircraft Design," by F. T. Hill, before I.Ae.E. Lecture, " Experimental Flying," by Maj. II. E. A. Wright, before I.Ae.E. International Air Congress, London R. A.F. Aerial Pageant Air Race for King's Cup Gothenburg Exhibition ""*" Aerial Derby French Gliding Competition, near Cherbourg F I.A. Conference, Gothenburg. Gordon Bennett Balloon Race, Belgium Schneider Cup Seaplane Race at Cowes Entries close for French Aero Engine Com- petition French Aero Engine Competition. Mar.Apl. May 23 ...12 .... 11 ... June 25-30 June July July Ang. Aug. Aug. Sept. Sept. Dec. 30.... 20 ..'..' 6 ....6-27 8-1223 28 ....1 .... 1924 Mar. 1 .... INDEX FOR VOL. XIV. The Index for Vol. XIV of FLIGHT (January to December, 1922) is now ready, and can be obtained from the Publishers, 36, Great Queen Street, Kingsway, W.C. 2. Price Is. per copy (Is. Id. post free). TheMillion PoundScheme week reference was made in these notes to the suggested scheme for subsidising a civil air transport company to the extent of one million sterling, spread over a period of ten years. While we agreed that, fundamentally, the scheme appeared to be promising, we pointed out certain safeguards which -would have to be taken. As a matter of fact, we could go on almost indefinitely enumerating provisos, so numerous are the " if's " that come to mind. However, we propose to confine ourselves this week to calling attention to certain features of the scheme for which we had not the space last week. We understand that the Society of British Aircraft Constructors was not officially consulted. On the face of it, this may appear an extraordinary state of affairs, but it may be pointed out that the S.B.A.C. has not, in the past, taken any official action in matters relating to civil air transport, and presumably it was this fact which caused the Subsidies Committee to refrain from approaching the Society officially. Some members of the S.B.A.C. were apparently consulted, but in most cases rather for their expeiience of air transport. The fundamental fact to be kept in mind is that the new company, as it will have, in the main, to work out its own commercial. salvation, cannot in all fairness be interfered with by Government action to any but the smallest extent. At the same time, as a subsidy of one million is being granted (assuming for the moment that it will be forthcoming), the taxpayer is entitled to exert, through the Air Ministry, a certain amount of influence as to the manner in which the subsidy is to be spent, in order that he may feel that the best interests oi the country are being served. :'V.r •
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